tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post5389097852789830941..comments2024-03-28T18:09:56.579-05:00Comments on Unbagging the Cats: Your Cheatin' MartValhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-49240740285635978352019-05-26T09:52:50.344-05:002019-05-26T09:52:50.344-05:00Machines apparently take more pride in a job well ...Machines apparently take more pride in a job well done than human employees! I've not had a problem with the ATM shorting me money.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-25506392647351194352019-05-25T23:24:25.887-05:002019-05-25T23:24:25.887-05:00I always use the indoor ATM, so people on the stre...I always use the indoor ATM, so people on the street don't see me getting my monthly supply and I stand right there and count it. Every time.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-65208623091975780062019-05-25T13:44:19.913-05:002019-05-25T13:44:19.913-05:00You're right! I WOULD have gone back to return...You're right! I WOULD have gone back to return it. I wouldn't want a clerk to be in trouble, or have to pay out of pocket. I don't think it's fair when they have to pay for gas drive-offs, either. What are they supposed to do, run after the car? I worked for Casey's before Genius was born. That was the policy at my store.<br /><br />I just got onto Hick about charging gas on the credit card. FOUR times! He gets a cash allowance for that. He tried to say it was only twice. For driving This Guy's Wife to her doctor in the city after her broken hip. And once when I was with him. NO! We haven't gone to a casino this month. That's the only time I'm with him in A-Cad, except for that local trip looking at flip houses, when we didn't get gas.<br /><br />My sister the ex-mayor's wife thinks they short-change on purpose, and pocket the money. I don't think this clerk did, because she's been there a while. She would have been caught by now!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-53193167616557025632019-05-25T13:36:39.751-05:002019-05-25T13:36:39.751-05:00Still, I don't want to stand out. From 28 year...Still, I don't want to stand out. From 28 years of teaching, I observed that people who rock the boat are persona non grata! Even when they're RIGHT! If I had COUNTED MY MONEY right then, no big deal. But to show doubt after I left the store... not me. Not for $5. Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-81891952920985359212019-05-25T11:45:00.541-05:002019-05-25T11:45:00.541-05:00I am pretty sure you would have gone back to retur...I am pretty sure you would have gone back to return a five had they given you too many, so you should be the same way about the shortage. They usually count the till after each shift change and the over amount will be recorded. Unless they are casual about their money and they grab money from the register to go buy gas for the mowers (HeWho).Kathy's Klotheslinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881966393157941515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-35858304576915112892019-05-25T11:40:14.141-05:002019-05-25T11:40:14.141-05:00You can always give them a call and ask if the til...You can always give them a call and ask if the till was over and tell them you just counted the fives and found them to be short one bill. You are a regular customer and they don't want to lose your business. Kathy's Klotheslinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881966393157941515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-43982028065423678232019-05-25T10:43:29.132-05:002019-05-25T10:43:29.132-05:00For a $100, I would have driven way more than thre...For a $100, I would have driven way more than three miles to settle up! My mom's bank shorted her $10 at the drive thru. She called from home and they told her she'd have to wait, too. She had just taken the envelope and not counted until she got home. They called her the next day to say she could come get her ten.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-68824864255571182722019-05-25T10:38:53.850-05:002019-05-25T10:38:53.850-05:00I don't mind asking the bank, because the way ...I don't mind asking the bank, because the way I see it, they sell money. That's their merchandise. I feel like I'm imposing on a convenience store. I have asked for what I wanted on the rare occasion when I get cash back at Country Mart. That's usually because I need smaller bills than a twenty, since their scratcher machines don't give change. Then I have to trade one of my weekly allowance twenties back into our house money to compensate.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-13504635279367196022019-05-25T10:34:19.249-05:002019-05-25T10:34:19.249-05:00This is my public service announcement for people ...This is my public service announcement for people who may be nonchalant with their $5.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-89819954760615951932019-05-25T10:33:23.142-05:002019-05-25T10:33:23.142-05:00Good on the winning, not so good on the cashing-in...Good on the winning, not so good on the cashing-in!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-7607831528745800952019-05-25T10:32:50.916-05:002019-05-25T10:32:50.916-05:00I didn't even get a diploma from the School of...I didn't even get a diploma from the School of Hard Knocks!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-10393649755628249242019-05-25T10:32:14.825-05:002019-05-25T10:32:14.825-05:00I am leery of making a spectacle of myself. I buy ...I am leery of making a spectacle of myself. I buy scratchers (and use their very clean bathroom) at this Casey's at least once a week. They recently put up a handwritten sign saying they will only cash a winning ticket up to $100. They used to cash up to $600.<br /><br />I am afraid that if I made a deal about the $5, it might create a "Soup Nazi" situation. What if they gave me the $5, but next time I walked up to the counter, they said, "NO SCRATCHERS FOR YOU!"Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-1811614413684009502019-05-25T07:05:59.699-05:002019-05-25T07:05:59.699-05:00I know you will ever more count your winnings/chan...I know you will ever more count your winnings/change. Happened to me at the bank. They shorted me at the window. I went inside to report it. They said I'd have to wait until closing when they counted their drawers (tee-hee) and they did call me to come get my $100.Linda O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-41603397546376980372019-05-25T00:48:55.035-05:002019-05-25T00:48:55.035-05:00I would go back for the $5 and wait right there wh...I would go back for the $5 and wait right there while they counted the till if necessary. People have done the3 same to me when I was a checkout chook, demanding a manager come and count the till. They were almost always wrong. I remember a time when I did shortchange someone and realised it almost right away, but he was gone and when he came back I had the amount waiting for him with an apology from me. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-68340916940760554162019-05-25T00:46:10.631-05:002019-05-25T00:46:10.631-05:00As far as I'm concerned, $5 is too much to los...As far as I'm concerned, $5 is too much to lose. AND, if I was wanting two $20s and a $5, I would ask for two $20s and a $5. I'm particular (peculiar?) like that. It's just like being in the bank and withdrawing money. They ask how you'd like it and you tell them. Of course those other places don't ask, but you are entitled to tell them and get what you want. I remember a few years ago when I'd be at the bank with my 'broken down' list of requirements for the month. So many $50s, this many $20s, six $10s, eight $5s and so on, right down the correct numbers of coins I needed to always have the right amount on me.<br />Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-64641701646131949792019-05-24T19:33:17.709-05:002019-05-24T19:33:17.709-05:00So aggravating. Thanks reminds me to always count...So aggravating. Thanks reminds me to always count my change.Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-1714374873344162212019-05-24T16:55:21.464-05:002019-05-24T16:55:21.464-05:00You dun good.You dun good.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-47999928418288398662019-05-24T16:30:04.357-05:002019-05-24T16:30:04.357-05:00Yup.Yup.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-30044483187319806922019-05-24T15:15:16.206-05:002019-05-24T15:15:16.206-05:00If this was NY/NJ I would assume it was intentiona...If this was NY/NJ I would assume it was intentional. They used to get me with the delay and dip...Hand them $5 for a 25 cent paper, they give you 75 cents right away and then delay just a second then dip below the counter for 4 dollar bills, they keep them at the ready. Sometimes a harried commuter (me) would grab the paper and when there was a delay would run off because I usually just gave them a one...minutes later when on the train I would realize I gave them a fin! Just part of the game.<br /><br />I think I might have driven back to Casey's and said, "Just so you know, you mistakenly shorted me 5 bucks, and no I would not drive back 3 miles just to scam you, if you till is over, that is mine, if it is not, you're welcome for the 5 dollar tip.<br /><br />And I'll bet River would do the same.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.com